Five Questions with C.C. Chapman – Interview with Cliff Ravenscraft – BlogWorld TV

Today, C.C. Chapman is our featured “Five Questions with” guest in the latest episode of BlogWorld TV. We’ll find out what C.C. is looking forward to at BlogWorld & New Media Expo New York (he’ll be signing his book, Content Rules, there!) and his plans to visit Book Expo America (BEA), which is co-located with BlogWorld. In … [Read more]

How Will You Use Open Google+ Hangouts?

Recently, Google opened up Google+ Hangouts so everyone can broadcast on air (previously, this function was only available to a select few). Hangouts are the best Google+ function in my opinion, so I’m excited to see this change. When you’re hanging out, you can also embed to stream on your site, and it will record … [Read more]

BlogWorld’s Podcasting Team Grows

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Jeffrey Powers has joined the BlogWorld team as Podcasting Editor-in-Chief and will also be producing original videos for our blog. His series, BlogWorld TV, will showcase a variety of topics and feature some of the industry’s up and coming thought leaders (check out his first episode!). Jeffrey joins Cliff Ravenscraft, who produces The Podcast Report … [Read more]

Google and The Borg Have More in Common than You’d Think, At Least on YouTube

Google Changes YouTube buttons

You will join Google+. Resistance is futile. At least, if Google has anything to say about it. Google is currently testing out a new “like” button for YouTube so users will be forced to join Google+ if they want to give videos a thumbs up rating. If you aren’t logged in, you can still watch … [Read more]

Scott Monty Interview – Ford’s Social Media Manager – BlogWorld 2011 Los Angeles

At last year’s Blog World, Future of Publishing host Murray Newlands interviewed Ford’s social media manager Scott Monty about social media marketing, outreach, and other topics. In this interview, Scott talk about Ford’s social media outreach efforts and how a big, “traditional” company can embrace new mediums of communication. What Scott says might surprise you: … [Read more]

How to monetize your blog’s images [video interview]

BlogWorld & New Media Expo has teamed up with Influence People to bring you an informative video series for content creators. CEO Murray Newlands and VigLink CEO Oliver Roup discuss how to monetize your blog’s images. In this episode, Newlands and Roup interview Rey Flemings and Chaas Edwards, two of the image monetization field’s brightest … [Read more]

Kony 2012: The Power of Social Media at Work to Change the World

kony 2012

This morning, one of my friends posted a video called “Kony 2012.” I didn’t really take notice of it at first because I’m not a super political person, but it did catch my eye because I thought, “Hm, I don’t remember hearing anything about a candidate called Kony in her state.” Then I saw another … [Read more]

The Seven Deadly Sins of YouTube

As a content creator, I’m a YouTube newbie. I’ve made the occasional video here and there, but I’m more of a consumer than a producer in that field. And maybe that’s a good thing for a post about what you should and shouldn’t do on YouTube. Of course, different viewers are going to like different … [Read more]

Texas Teen Ben Breedlove Uses the Power of Words and Video to Touch Thousands

Ben Breedlove

There are most likely hundreds of blog posts on tips and tricks to making a video go viral. You ask yourself what your audience wants to see or if you should upgrade to a better camera. Or maybe if you just had that high priced video editing software, your videos would be shared with thousands. … [Read more]

YouTube’s 2011 Year in Review

YouTube rewind

I rounded up some of the best viral videos of 2011 here and now YouTube has posted their 2011: Year in Review. It’s no surprise Rebecca Black topped the list. She’s a viral video wonder whether we like it or not. You might be wondering how YouTube comes up with their Year in Review lists … [Read more]